The main market with fell sharply as 8,130,384 units valued at $56,308,791 traded on Wednesday. 23 securities changed hands, 8 advanced, 10 declined and 3 traded firm leading to the All Jamaican Composite Index diving 2,309.99 points to 317,033.63 and the JSE Index dropping 2,104.66 points to 288,853.50.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments ended trading with a loss of 30 cents at $8, with 549,876 units changing hands, Berger Paints closed with a loss of $1.25 at $15, with just 4,757 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading with a loss of 3 cents at $1.05, with 1,676,000 units, Caribbean Cement finished trading with a loss of 99 cents at $32.01, with 1,900 stock units, Carreras traded 50 cents higher at $11.50, with 124,283 shares. Ciboney Group ended 1 cent higher at 20 cents, with 451,323 units, Grace Kennedy settled $1.50 higher at $43, with 54,448 shares trading, Jamaica Broilers ended trading 6 cents higher at $18.56, with 4,258 stock units, Jamaica Producers rose 85 cents to $15.95, with 128,472 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 20 cents higher at $7, with 152,521 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of $2 to $27, with 333,294 stock units, Mayberry Investments finished trading with a loss of 45 cents at $5.05, with 2,020 shares, NCB Financial Group ended at $104, with 197,658 shares. PanJam Investment traded with a loss of $1 at $42, while trading 88,396 units, Pulse Investments settled at $1.80, with 55,231 shares, Radio Jamaica traded with a loss of 3 cents at $1.10, with 554,984 stock units, Sagicor Group ended $3.40 higher at $38, with 2,300 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell 45 cents to end at $15, with 16,082 shares, Scotia Group ended trading $1 higher at $52, with 62,403 stock units, Seprod finished trading at $30, with 2,504 units and Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $11.50, with 127,554 shares.
In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group concluded trading at $1.10 with 3,540,000 stock units and Proven 8.25% share traed 120 units at $5.20. In the US equity market, Productivity Business Solutions traded 3,921 shares at 57 US cents after falling 0.51 cents and Proven Investments fell 2 cents in trading 398 ordinary shares at 21 US cents. JMMB Group 6% US dollar preference share traded at $1.121 US cents with 11,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
4 TTSE stocks fell 1 gained – Wednesday
Trading volume picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday with the market exchanging 11 securities compared to just 9 on Tuesday.
At the close, 1 stock advanced, 4 declined and 6 were unchanged as 239,293 shares traded at a value of $1,003,289 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 52,590 valued at $1,117,150.
The Composite Index advanced 5.92 points to 1,295.18, the All T&T Index remained unperturbed at 1,752.55 and the Cross Listed Index rose 1.62 points, closing at 112.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| The sole security advancing in price is Grace Kennedy with gains of 3 cents, as it closed at $3 trading 52,452 shares.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and volume changing hands are, JMMB Group down 5 cents, in closing at $2.15 with 91,831 shares, L.J. Williams B share fell 1 cent, to settled at 77 cents exchanging 31,000 shares, Sagicor Financial closing at $7.96, losing 3 cents trading 13,691 shares and Trinidad Cement with a loss 5 cents, ending at $3.95 with 8,500 shares.
Firm Trades| At the close of trading, Clico Investment remained at unchanged $21 with 2,102 shares traded, First Citizens closed at $31.80 with 2,380 shares changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank last traded at $9 after hitting a high for the day of $9.25 to end the day trading 33,937 shares valued at $313,667. Massy Holdings last traded at $49.50 exchanging 490 units, National Enterprises traded 200 units at $9.75 and NCB Financial Group held firm at $6.50 with 2,710 shares.
Modest trading for TTSE stocks
Trading volume fell sharply on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday as the market closed with just 9 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Monday, leading to only 52,590 shares trading valued $1,117,150, compared to Monday’s trades of 282,381 units valued at $2,414,741.
Market activity ended with 1 stock advancing, 2 declining and 6 holding firm and the Composite Index rising 0.21 points to 1,289.26, the All T&T Index gaining 0.07 points to 1,752.55 and the Cross Listed Index adding 0.05 points to close at 111.37.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| The sole security advancing in price is Grace Kennedy trading 2 cents higher to close at $2.97 exchanging 1,000 units.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are First Citizens with a loss of 11 cents, closed at $31.80 with 7,984 shares and Sagicor Financial closing at $7.99, after losing 1 cent while trading 1,000 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volumes traded unchanged at the close of market activity are, Clico Investment exchanging 11,233 shares at $21, Massy Holdings traded 100 units at $49.50,National Enterprises closed at $9.75 with 2,533 shares. NCB Financial Group remained at $6.50 with 6,530 shares traded, Scotiabank settled at $58.50 with 500 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $23.55 with 21,890 shares valued at $515,065.
NCB at record high in Trinidad
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday resulted in 13 securities changing hands compared to 18 on Thursday with NCB Financial Group climbing to a 52 weeks’ high of $6.50 while Ansa McAL led trading with 65 percent of the value of securities traded.
The market closed with 3 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 8 unchanged as 360,606 units traded at a value of $6,717,397 compared to Thursday’s trades of 458,073 units valued at $5,509,500.
The Composite Index dropped 0.68 points to 1,289.26, the All T&T Index declined by 2.85 points to 1,753.55 and the Cross Listed Index continued its rise, adding 0.21 points to close at 111.23.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| At the close of the market NCB Financial Group rose 5 cents, to a 52 weeks’ high of $6.50 trading 80,545 shares valued at $523,543, Republic Financial Holdings traded 13 cents higher, closing at $101.89 with 3,460 shares valued at $352,307 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 1 cent to close at $23.50 exchanging 6,099 shares.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 16 cents, and closed at $21.04 while exchanging 22,594 shares valued at $475,282 and National Enterprises closed 25 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $9.75 with 2,337 shares.
Firm Trades| In trading on Friday Ansa McAL closed at $63.03 trading 69,500 shares valued at $4,379,985, Grace Kennedy settled at $2.95 with 58,902 shares trading, Guardian Holdings closed at $15 with 17,000 shares, JMMB Group held firm at $2.07 with 44,840 shares. Massy Holdings remained at $49.50 exchanging 2,303 shares, National Flour Mills closed at $1.99 with trades of 40,000 shares, Sagicor Financial exchanged 13,000 shares at $8 and Unilever Caribbean ended at $38.75 with just 26 units.
JSE main market ends with losses Wednesday
More stocks closed with gains than with losses, on Wednesday on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange as 25 securities changed hands, with 12 advancing, 8 declined and 5 traded firm as 6,096,729 units valued at $100,198,639 traded.
Price movements resulted in moderate fall in the market indices at the close.
In the main activity, Barita Investments traded with a loss of 2 cents at $8.88, with 28,307 units, Berger Paints concluded trading 50 cents higher at $15, with 19,008 shares, Cable & Wireless closed with a loss of 1 cent at $1.09, with 1,256,447 shares, Caribbean Cement traded $1 higher at $33, with 14,395 stock units. Carreras concluded trading at $11.50, with 1,097,819 units, Ciboney Group settled 2 cents higher at $0.17, with 4,000 shares, Grace Kennedy finished at $43, with 32,084 shares, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 9 cents at $18.90, with 22,921 stock units. Jamaica Producers traded 20 cents higher at $15.80, with 32,668 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished trading 1 cent higher at $7, with 35,412 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading 14 cents higher at $29.50, with 199,909 shares, Kingston Wharves ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $32.50, with 3,491 units. Mayberry Investments closed with a loss of 5 cents at $5, with 1,000 shares, NCB Financial Group traded 1 cent higher at $108.01, with 279,573 shares changing hands, 1834 Investments finished 5 cents higher at $1.35, with 400 stock units, PanJam Investment concluded trading with a loss of 45 cents at $42.55, with 21,820 units, Radio Jamaica ended trading 2 cents higher at $1.15, with 3,500 stock units. Sagicor Group settled 40 cents higher at $38, with 54,460 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund concluded trading 20 cents higher at $15.20, with 546,470 shares, Scotia Group traded with a loss of 80 cents at $51, with 502,155 stock units, Seprod finished trading with a loss of 75 cents at $29, with 103,599 units and Supreme Ventures concluded trading 50 cents higher at $13, with 426,660 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers7.25% preference share ended 14 cents higher at $2.49, Jamaica Money Market Brokers7.5% preference share ended 14 cents higher at $1.85, with 399,000 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share ended at $1.10, with 1 million stock units and Proven Investments traded 45,180 units in the US dollar market unchanged at 57.51 US cents.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
NCB at J$122.50 in Trinidad
NCB Financial Group rose to a record 52-week high of $6.45 (J$122.50) after advancing 24 cents with 14,386 shares changing hands, Unilever Caribbean that suffered from major reversal of profits from 2014, tumbled to a 52-week low of $38.75 with a loss of $1.25 trading 1,200 units on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
Trading resulted in 15 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Tuesday as 3 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 8 held firm, leading to 350,612 shares trading at a value of $4,377,442, compared to Tuesday’s trades of 656,483 units valued at $7,023,258.
The Composite Index advanced 4.61 points to 1,288.64, the All T&T Index gained 0.35 points to 1,754.88 and the Cross Listed Index rose 1.22 points to close at 110.87.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Three stocks rose at the close of trading including Angostura Holdings that gained 5 cents closing at $15.05 with 164 units and JMMB Group rising 5 cents and ended at $2.09, exchanging 96,985 shares.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining are First Citizens with a loss of 1 cent, closed at $31.80 trading 15,800 shares valued at $505,147, after trading at $22. Grace Kennedy settled at $2.95, losing 5 cents with 122,197 shares valued at $360,591 and Massy Holdings was down 1 cent to $49.49 with 2,400 shares.
Firm Trades| At the close of trading are Clico Investment closed at $21 in exchanging 23,928 shares valued at $502,488, Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 320 units at $40, First Caribbean International Bank traded 34,720 shares at $9 valued at $312,480. Guardian Holdings remained at $15 with 347 units. One Caribbean Media closed at $14 with 10,075 shares trading, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.76 with 17,762 shares valued at $1,807,461, Scotiabank exchanged 765 units at $58.10 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $23.49 with trades of 9,563 shares.